Kurt Weill - The Seven Deadly Sins
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44m
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Persecuted by the Nazi regime Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht wrote defiantly satirical works that endure to this day. Directors Bill Barclay and Stéphane Denève juxtapose dance and theater with New World Center’s cutting-edge technology in a haunting tribute to those lost to the horrors of war and fascism.
When Nazis seized control of Berlin, Kurt Weill partnered with longtime collaborator Bertolt Brecht to write The Seven Deadly Sins, a sung ballet and biting critique of capitalism that would mark the end of the duo’s partnership. Soprano Danielle de Niese plays Anna, our split personality heroine whose journey through America mirrors Weill’s journey across Europe as he sought a new artistic home.
Weill survived the war and found success in New York, where he established himself as one of the most important voices in musical theater.
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